My Fiction
From Torquere Press:
A Spirit of Vengeance — Paranormal, $2.49
2009 EPPIE Finalist. When Josh comes home from a business trip to find out that his lover, Kevin, has been killed, his life takes a terrible turn. Even worse, Kevin is haunting him, wanting Josh to exact revenge on his killer. Josh thinks Kevin is a hallucination to begin with, but he soon starts to believe that his lover’s spirit is really hanging around.
As he begins to believe in Kevin’s ghost, Josh also starts to believe he knows who killed Kevin. He’s not sure what to do, and neither is Kevin, who never really considered an afterlife. Can these two figure out how to catch a killer and ho to move on with life after death?
The Last Anniversary — Free! Sequel to “A Spirit of Vengeance.”
“Boarding Action,” short story in the anthology Walk the Plank — Contemporary, $2.49
College student Cam Embry and some of his buddies decide to play a prank on their friend Marcia by dressing up in their old Halloween pirate costumes and playing pirate raid on Marcia and her father, who are out in their motor yacht. When the boys get out there and board the yacht, though, waving their plastic swords and their water guns, they’re confronted by an angry stranger and Cam’s terrified friends bail on him, leaving him alone with a pissed-off guy who has a real gun. Not exactly the fun day he had in mind — at least not yet.
A Watery Revenge — Free! Sequel to “Boarding Action.”
Candy Courage — Urban Fantasy, $1.29
Glenn Bellamy, a divorced dad, is taking his son around trick-or-treating. He confiscates some homemade peanut brittle — and eats it himself of course — not knowing that the old man who made it is an alchemist who adds something special to his candy each year. This year it was Courage, so when Glenn and his son hit Neal Sampson’s house, Glenn finds himself flirting and making a date for the next day. Will the candy courage wear off, or will Glenn find the guts to go after what he wants?
Chasing Fear — Urban Fantasy, $1.29
Emilio loves Martín with everything he has, but he’s still scared to go out and be openly gay, especially with the way his family reacted to the news. Martín just wants to go out and have a good time, so he pushes Emilio’s limits to the breaking point. Emilio figures having greenman for a lover has its dangers, especially when it comes to going on a date in the great outdoors. Can he and Martín learn to see eye to eye?
Catching Courage — Free! Sequel to “Chasing Fear.”
In the Driver’s Seat — Contemporary, $1.29
Brian is used to being in control in the bedroom, but somehow he’s found himself without anyone to play with. Then he runs into recently-returned — and surprisingly grown-up — Val, who he knew years before as a cute high-school kid. Val’s not a high-school kid anymore, though, and there’s an air about him that says he’s been around and has had a few lessons in the bedroom.
Brian’s eager to provide some advanced schooling, but his assumptions end up getting him into trouble. To his own surprise, he finds it’s a kind of trouble he’s not all that eager to escape.
Learning to Love Yourself — SF, $1.29
Baran and his shipmate, Theo, have landed their ship in an alternative universe where just about anything might happen. In fact, the oddest things do happen, including Baran meeting his otherworldly doppelganger, which turns to out to be far more interesting, and enlightening, than he thought possible. Can Baran learn to get over his hang ups and tell Theo how he feels by learning to love himself first?
The Joy of Exchanging Gifts — SF, $1.29
Lowell is an anthropologist, working with the Enknopans, studying their culture and ways. They haven’t completely accepted him, so he’s not invited to their year changing celebration. He decides to show his very good Enknopan friend Tiklup some of his own Christmas traditions, but things don’t work out exactly as planned. Can he still have a happy holiday?
